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Download full textMinisterio da Educacao e Cultura, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). – 1971
The status and goals of adult education programs in Brazil are discussed in this report. Supplemental systems such as the Brazilian Literacy Movement (Mobral) and their results are described and evaluated. Charts detailing the evolution of literacy are shown and priorities in education are suggested. The progress of other educational entities is…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1975
The Brazilian Literacy Movement (MOBRAL-El Movimento Brasileno de Alfabetizacion de Adultos) is discussed in terms of its legal and conceptual bases, organization, participants, technical aspects, and effectiveness. Established by law December 15, 1967 to lower the illiteracy rate in Brazil by improving educational opportunities for the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Stromquist, Nelly P. – 1997
This book presents a case study of the MOVA (Movimento de Alfabetizacao de Jovens e Adultos) literacy program in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1989-1993. It examines the meaning and uses of literacy at the micro- and macro-levels, the interplay between both levels, and forces influencing educational policy formation and outcome. The foreword provides…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
PDF pending restorationStultz, Erma, Ed. – 1986
This report, written in popular education style and designed to be readable both by adult educators and by the people with whom they work, describes a week-long meeting of the World Assembly of Adult Education. Under the general themes "Where are we?""Where are we going?" and How to do it" the report provides synopses of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
